Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-01-05

strength was not so entirely her own, nor the
weakness so entirely her daughters, as she
imagined just now, while she was standing
mistress in her own drawing room.
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saw tnae tne oid womans Iace was a,nlos'
hIeess from lts expression OF intense 1s,l a.a,
mamma. mamma "a sne crieo ou's " tD nAS
Is lne matterr
ausn! nnsh!' the motner answered, my
uonng ner not 10 speak SO ioud II VIC arc
neard we shall De Killed
"What. Is the matterg sophia asked again,
now almost as teInned as her motner.
There are robbers in the house." MRS
temple answered, gasph2 LOT utteiahees
Tome here-softly."
sne motloned sopnia 10 sne door, ano' steP, . ?,
png OUT on tne !andlng, Did ner hsten al
was oark ana stlli, ana 1or momen' oopaia
peltner heard or tnougnt sne nearu nef
motners neare humping against ner siue.
But the house was perfectly silent
E ITS nothing, mamma" Sophia said at
last, beginning to speak in her natural voice
You made mistake"
"Hush!" the mother cried, In the same ter
rifed wisper as before. II heard them In
the house. / tried to ring the bell in my
room and1 find it won't work 1t was quite
right yesterday. This is planned robbery.
The servants are in it, wes shall be killed,
Snphia 'ssssr ucTru. u unHt snan oos
And now, indeed, Sophia, stralnng her
ears to listen. did hear q strange SOUND: Getow
stairs, and, bending over the balustrade, she
plainly saw one gleam OF light hastily vanish
ing, as IL a lantern had for en- instant been
turned in the wrong direction Nearly dead
with fear she listened again, and soon after
sounds in the entrance hall, as If a heavy box
were being cautiously moved, convinced her
that her mother was not wrong. She took
the old woman's shaking hand and led her
back to her own room.
ave must try my bell, mamma; we must
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aTry it. try it!n the mother answered. Size
cou]d hardly articulate and the words came
f-o,, hotxvoe,, bar motionless Jins as II she had
not uttered them.
R,,t when Sonbia tried her own bell the re-
splt was simply that the wires pulled lightly
and mo sound was made. These. too. had
h,on nnt ort of order
~ Knew itn the old woman pasned ~Tbe
servants are in il. We shall both be muir
dered here. in this ROOM
And in truth the nosition was friphtfrl
ononob Their windows oyerlooled tina
GARDEN and to omen these and crv for helm
1ron,d have been not onlv vain but would
ha,a aiIGad dancer IN danger Mrs Ten,nla
nod s,,nk rnon the he'd and in the naraIya;s
- ~ to,,,or T saemed IN bo Iosino conscions,,sss
erd sonb;a althonoh she t1ie1 to keen her
senses felt as if she herself would swoon
away.
aThere is nothing to be donep the old
uoman seid .We must wait til, tbev Gonna
ond k;ll us o Sonhia,- Sonbia, can't Won
a. a. anvth;no q 70 save megn
~ II Was s,,r1rising to see how utterly nroa-
+roted with fear the active enercat;c worra n
bod become in a few moments And Sonbia
the oniet and delicate girl was-eyen now
Growing more collected She remembered
that the former owner of the house had
erected in one wing kind of belfry, with O.
bell of sonorous tongue hanging in it; for he
was nervous householder dwelling in fear
of thieves. The girls knew this belfry-so
they called it-well, and had more than once
rune the bell in the daytime in sport; and
now Sophia thought that if she were only
there, she might easily raise such an alarm
as would effectually frighten away the rob-
bers. But how to reach the belfrys The only
way was across the very ball where the rob-
bers were now at work. Sophia could not
make up her mind to 60 even a step down the
stairs; and Us to consulting her mother in her
present paralyzed state, that was altogether
useless She stood irresolute, herself almost
losing her senses with fear, but neither NOV
ing nor speaking until the old woman called
out again:
Sophia, Sophia! can't you do anything to
save meF'
-Tbis appeal had Wholesome effect-Nery-
ing herself by an almost superhuman effort,
the brave girl replied:
Il Will try, mamma; but you must stay
here"
mot alone, Sophia, she answered. II dare
not stay alone. You shall not leave me-"
Il must mamma" she replied. Il must
leave you You can JOCK your door behind
me: don't tnlnK tney VIII come unstaus
QUICK; follow me ana lock tne door"
She stole OUT ana ner motner rose up ane
Went at1er her. 'ust as sne was gong out
the old woman caugnt ner mana again; -,
h. oophia, you must noS leave me; Snail
die before you come oack
"Lock the door," Sophia whispered again
And her mother heard her; for, as she stole
into the dark passage, the door was softly
shut upon her and the key was turned.
1t was truly irightfui position for the
girl Nearly mad as she was with fear, she
yet gathered up courage-now sne knew not